A more solid, dense or hard layer on a surface or boundary. / The external, hardened layer of certain foodstuffs, including most types of bread, fried meat, etc. / An outer layer composed of pastry

(transitive) To cover with a crust. / (intransitive) To form a crust.

simple past tense and past participle of crust

present participle of crust

Encrusted material.

plural of crust

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crust

plural of crusting

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see upper, crust. The topmost layer of a bread, pastry dish, or other item with a hardened coating.

Alternative form of upper-crust